ImagineFree for everyone
Give a shadow a story
Turn a hand shadow into a character, then draw its tiny adventure.
Batteries Not Included · Issue 001Explore activityTHE SAGE DAD · ACTIVITY LIBRARY
One sheet.
A little adventure.
For the “what shall we do?” part of the day. Simple things to make, notice and imagine together, with room for your child to take the lead.
AGES 3–10 · EVERYDAY MATERIALS · LOW-INK PRINTING
START HERE · FREE FOR EVERYONE ↗01
Try something free.
Six complete activities. Download, print and get going.
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Make more of your membership.
Nine extras for active paid Batteries Not Included members.
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Keep the story going.
Five book companions, ready for future editions with printed access codes.
THE COLLECTION
What sounds good today?
Every activity is here to explore.
Access is checked when you download.
Imagine
NoticeFree for everyone
Everyday shape hunt
Find circles, rectangles and triangles in a familiar room.
The Sage Dad · Everyday playExplore activity
NoticeFree for everyone
A map made of sounds
Sit still, listen and map the sounds around you.
The Sage Dad · Everyday playExplore activity
ConnectFree for everyone
A little note of kindness
Make a picture-note that says you noticed something kind.
Book theme · A Kinder DayExplore activity
NoticeFree for everyone
Weather through my window
Notice today’s sky and choose clothes for a pretend walk.
The Sage Dad · Everyday playExplore activity
ThinkFree for everyone
The rook’s straight road
Trace a rook’s straight paths on a small practice board.
Batteries Not Included · Chess TogetherExplore activity
MakePaid member
Can paper be a bridge?
Compare flat and folded paper, then record what happened.
Batteries Not Included · Issue 001Explore activity
ImaginePaid member
Special delivery to Sock Town
Plan a toy town and draw a delivery route.
Batteries Not Included · Issue 001Explore activity
NoticePaid member
My tiny field guide
Make a field-guide entry about one ordinary outdoor discovery.
Batteries Not Included · Family field guideExplore activity
ThinkPaid member
Build a pattern. Change the rule.
Make repeating patterns with simple marks and colors.
The Sage Dad · Everyday playExplore activity
MakePaid member
The taller tower test
Build two paper towers and test one change at a time.
The Sage Dad · Everyday playExplore activity
ImaginePaid member
Six starts for a story
Choose a character, place and small problem to start a story.
The Sage Dad · Everyday playExplore activity
ThinkPaid member
Draw a route. Give the directions.
Design a map, then test whether someone can follow your directions.
Batteries Not Included · Sock Town extensionExplore activity
ImaginePaid member
The cloud inventor’s notebook
Turn three cloud outlines into wonderfully unlikely inventions.
The Sage Dad · Everyday playExplore activity
NoticePaid member
Observation or guess?
Practice separating what you can see from what you think it might mean.
Batteries Not Included · Family field guideExplore activity
ConnectFuture book edition
Small kindness, real ripples
Notice a need and choose one small, welcome way to help.
A Kinder DayExplore activity
ConnectFuture book edition
Make room for everyone
Design a shared play space with room for different ideas.
A Place for YouExplore activity
ConnectFuture book edition
Tell it. Then try to repair it.
Use a pretend accident to practice honest words and a repair plan.
The Truth We TellExplore activity
ThinkFuture book edition
My small-steps trail
Choose a small skill and notice what changes across five tries.
A Little Each DayExplore activity
ImagineFuture book edition
Build a unicorn of questions
Design a pretend creature and ask useful questions about your idea.
How to Build a UnicornExplore activityNo sheets match just yet.
Try a different word or give the filters a fresh start.
A NOTE FROM THE SAGE DAD
The sheet is a starting point.
The time together is the point.
Read the grown-up page first. Let little ones point, draw or tell you what to write. Follow the interesting detour. There’s no need to fill every box.
A few helpful things before you print →